The Adolescent Brain and the Global Fight Against Adolescent Motherhood
Posted on October 12, 2015 at 5:28 am
Fertile bodies, immature brains?: A genealogical critique of neuroscientific claims regarding the adolescent brain and of the global fight against ...
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Engendering Accountability: Upholding Commitments to Maternal and Newborn Health
Posted on October 5, 2015 at 6:02 am
With the rise in global attention and the need to further accelerate progress on maternal and newborn health (MNH), and ...
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UN set to change the world with new development goals – The Lancet
Posted on September 24, 2015 at 6:06 am
This report from the Lancet gives a good summary of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including arguments pro and con. The report ...
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The Demographic Promise of Expanded Female Education: Trends in the Age at First Birth in Malawi
Posted on September 23, 2015 at 6:18 am
The expansion of female education has been promoted as a way to postpone the age at first birth. In sub-Saharan Africa, ...
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Indicators for a Transformative, High-Impact & People-Centred 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Leading Options for Global, Thematic, Regional and/or National Levels
Posted on August 18, 2015 at 6:33 am
Developed by High-Level Task Force for the ICPD. The indicators proposed in this document represent transformative and strategic options for Member ...
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Brief, Sexuality-related communication: Recommendations for a public health approach
Posted on May 29, 2015 at 6:44 am
Both research and consultations over the last decades have identified sexuality-related communication as an issue that requires urgent attention. While ...
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Underuse of modern methods of contraception: underlying causes and consequent undesired pregnancies in 35 low- and middle-income countries
Posted on February 17, 2015 at 6:50 am
Every year, when 123 million women experience pregnancy as a harbinger of happiness, many of the remaining 87 million face ...
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Girls Not Brides Post-2015 Advocacy Toolkit
Posted on February 9, 2015 at 6:57 am
As the post-2015 process moves into intergovernmental negotiations, this toolkit by Girls Not Brides aims to assist activists in their efforts to ...
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Smart Investments for Financing the Post-2015 Development Agenda – ICPD
Posted on January 20, 2015 at 9:14 am
The cost of funding the Post-2015 Development Agenda is estimated to be trillions of dollars a year.1 While this magnitude ...
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Remedies for Forced Marriage – A Handbook for Lawyers
Posted on January 12, 2015 at 9:28 am
Remedies for Forced Marriage – A Handbook for Lawyers brings together expert commentaries by lawyers and activists working on the issue ...
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